2002 governor elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee governor election 2002
Phil Bredesen DEM +3.1 gain · held 11/5/02
- Votes counted
- 1,653,167
- Margin
- 3.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/5/02
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Bredesen Won | DEM | 837,284 | 50.65% | |
| Van Hilleary | REP | 786,803 | 47.59% | |
| Edwin Sanders | IND | 7,749 | 0.47% | |
| Carl Whitaker | IND | 5,308 | 0.32% | |
| John Hooker | IND | 4,577 | 0.28% | |
| David Gatchell | IND | 2,991 | 0.18% | |
| Gabriel A. Givens | IND | 1,591 | 0.10% | |
| Ray Ledford | IND | 1,589 | 0.10% | |
| James E. Herren | IND | 1,210 | 0.07% | |
| Charles V. Wilhoit | IND | 898 | 0.05% | |
| Marivuana Stout Leinoff | IND | 645 | 0.04% | |
| Francis E. Waldron | IND | 635 | 0.04% | |
| Ronny Simmons | IND | 630 | 0.04% | |
| Robert O. Watson | IND | 579 | 0.04% | |
| Write-in | — | 376 | 0.02% | |
| Basil Marceaux | IND | 302 | 0.02% | |
| Total | 1,653,167 | |||
Official source: governor.pdf
Other Tennessee governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bill Lee | 32.0 |
| 2018 | Bill Lee | 21.0 |
| 2014 | William Edward Haslam | 47.5 |
| 2010 | William Edward Haslam | 32.0 |
| 2006 | Phil Bredesen | 38.9 |
| 2002 | Phil Bredesen | 3.1 |
| 1998 | Donald K. Sundquist | 39.2 |
Full Tennessee governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2002 Tennessee governor race?
Phil Bredesen (DEM) won with 50.6% of the vote, ahead of Van Hilleary (47.6%), a margin of 3.1 points.
Did the Tennessee governor seat change party in 2002?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2002 Tennessee governor race?
1,653,167 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.